Rope-spinning toy



NOV. 1, 1949. J, QNEIL 2,486,609.

ROPE SPINNING TOY Filed March 26, 1947 INVENTOI}. James R. 0"Ne1/CELAQAJ U Affy Patented Nov. 1, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE2,486,609 ROPE-SPINNING TOY James R. ONeil, San Francisco, Calif.

Application March 26, 1947, Serial No. 737,347

1 Claim.. (01. 46-1) This invention relates to improvements in spinningropes and has particular reference to the spindle which will permit theoperator to rotate or spin a relatively small loop with either hand,thus accomplishing a change from a low position to a high position,changing the hands during the spinning operation with a minimum of skilland practice.

A further object is to produce a device of this character which iseconomical to manufacture, one wherein the device provides a new andsimple technique readily learned by the average person.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of swivel.

Fig. 2 is a view showing my swivel in use when the 100p is in a lowposition and holding the swivel from the top.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a high position of the swivel andholding the same from the I bottom.

The ordinary tyne of spinn ng rope is difiicult to operate ormanipulate, requiring considerable skill beyond that of the juvenile,and I have, therefore, devised a rope which is especially easy tomanipulate. A swivel is provided having two handles, either one of whichmay be grasped, enabling the operator to use either hand at will, or totransfer from one to the other while the rope is in use.

Thus, the spinning of the rope to form a circular loop may be started asa low spin, 1. e., the loop being brought to circular formation adjacentthe waistline of the user, and then elevated and held at a pointadjacent the head of the user;

It is, of course, understood that the hand which is manipulating therope is kept moving in a rotary d rection at all times in order toimpart rotary movement to the rope.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates abar, the ends of which are enlarged as shown at 6 and I.

This bar is provided with a pair of spaced discs 8 and 9 formedsubstantially midway of the end of the bar. This arrangement divides thebar into handle portions A and B.

Between the discs 8 and 9 I place a small loop or eye I I of the ropel2, which rope has a relatively large loop I3 formed upon its free endby suitably knotting the rope. It is necessary to have two discs such as8 and 9 so that the rope may be spun to bring the large loop into avertical plane or any plane between horizontal and vertical withoutcausing the eye to slide along the bar.

It is here understood that the bar 5 with its discs 8 and 9 is apreferred form, but that I may construct my swivel in any desired mannerso that the same results are accomplished, i. e., a double ended handlewith means for securing theloop of a rope substantially midway of itslength.

With this arrangement, by grasping the handle A, as shown in Fig. 2, andimparting a rotary movement in a horizontal plane, the rope l2 willrotate about the rod through the action of the looped connection Hbetween the discs, and this movement in turn will cause the rope l2 andthe loop l3 to spin, the loop l3 assuming a horizontal position.

After the loop has once started to spin it may be maneuvered from theposition of Fig. 2 to that of Fig. 3, the operator re'easing the topportion A of the swivel and grasping the bottom portion B of the swivel.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a device of the kind described, the combination with a bar having acentrally disposed pair of s aced discs, said bar being provided with ahandle at each end, and a rope having an eye at ore end fittingrevolubly on the bar between said discs. said rope having its other enddoubled upon itself and secured to form a relatively large permanentloop.

JAMES R. ONEIL.

REFERENCES CITED FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Feb. 25,1919 Number

